Goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard maintained Chelsea's 100% record under Carlo Ancelotti as they swept aside Jose Mourinho's Internazionale in Pasadena, California. This was a sweet win for Ancelotti against his old Milanese rivals, not to mention Mourinho, with whom he enjoyed a frosty relationship while in Italy.

Ancelotti called Didier Drogba "irreplaceable" before this game, and perhaps keen to prove the point, the striker got Chelsea off to a perfect start with his 11th minute opener, which owed much to an error of mis-judgement from Inter's goalkeeper, Vid Belec, who allowed a tame curler to bounce over his hand and into the far corner. Belec dealt well with a powerful effort from Drogba minutes later, but the damage had already been done.

Chelsea, who beat Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Saturday, missed the injured Michael Ballack but dominated against a team whose manager, Mourinho, won back-to-back titles in London in 2005 and 2006. Ancelotti paired Drogba with Salomon Kalou in attack, and the two Ivorians linked well to suggest Chelsea could have a more attacking outlook this year.

Manchester City have made no secret of their interest in the Chelsea captain, John Terry, but he lined up alongside Ricardo Carvalho in the centre of defence, and appeared unaffected by talk of a transfer. He was solid, barely giving Inter's forwards a sniff of goal. The one time he was beaten, by Diego Milito, Petr Cech was quick off his line to deny the Argentinian striker.

Among a spate of changes during the break, Chelsea's new signing, Daniel Sturridge, replaced Drogba and the young striker had an immediate impact. Having scored on his debut against Seattle, his attempted cross was blocked by Ivan Cordoba's hand. Lampard, who also scored against Seattle, sent Belec the wrong way from the spot to seal Chelsea's win.